NINTH GRADE
PLACEMENT CHART
“Staying on track for graduation”
Cobb County School District
Spring, 2011
Spring, 2011
Cobb County School District
Middle and High School Language Arts
The chart below should be used to determine high school placement for the 2011-2012 school year.
Four units of credit in English Language Arts shall be required of all students. A full unit of credit in Ninth Grade Literature/Composition
and a full unit of credit in American Literature/Composition are required by the State of Georgia.
High School Diploma
Eighth Grade Language Arts / Ninth Grade PlacementTeacher Recommendation
of highly motivated and/or
highly able students / Ninth Grade Lit/Composition (Honors)*
All other students / Ninth Grade Lit/Composition*
Students Reading Below Grade level
Eighth Grade Language Arts / Ninth Grade PlacementTeacher Recommendation
Students who score at or below the 25 percentile on the ITBS and who are reading below seventh grade level as documented by another reading assessment may be required to take Current Topics I in addition to their English class. / Elective scaffold courses:
(Block schools should offer first semester)
· Communication Skills**
Or
· Current topics I**
(Read 180 if available)
(ESOL if available)
AND
Ninth Grade Lit/Composition*
(Block schools should offer second semester)
required
*An End of Course Test (EOCT) is required and will count a portion of the final grade.
**Counts as elective credit only.
If Communication Skills or Current Topics are not offered, Ninth Grade Lit/Composition is the appropriate placement.
Spring, 2011
Cobb County School District
Middle and High School Mathematics
The chart below should be used to determine high school placement for the 2011-2012 school year.
This chart is subject to change after state and district revisions (if any). When options are finalized, students will be registered for classes based on the current course titles or an equivalent title.
Eighth Grade Mathematics
/ Criteria / Ninth Grade PlacementStudent has completed Accelerated Mathematics 1
(Numeric grade is recorded on middle school report card) / Final Average is 85% or aboveAnd
Passes Math I EOCT / Accelerated Mathematics 2*
Accelerated Mathematics 1 grade will be recorded as a “P” on high school transcript and will not be calculated into GPA
Final Average is 70 % to 84%
OR
Fails Math I EOCT / Mathematics 2*
Accelerated Mathematics 1 grade will be recorded as a “P” on high school transcript and will not be calculated into GPA
Final Average is below 70% / Mathematics 1*
Student has completed eighth grade mathematics / Eighth grade math unit test average is above
85%
And
Exceeds Standards on eighth grade CRCT / Accelerated Mathematics 1*
Eighth grade math unit test average is 84% or below
Or
Meets Standards on eighth grade CRCT / Mathematics 1*
Final Average is below 70%
AND/ORDoes Not Meet Standards on eighth grade CRCT
/ Mathematics 1* and Mathematics Support Course*An End of Course Test (EOCT) is required and will count a portion of the final grade.
Spring, 2011
Cobb County School District
Middle and High School Foreign Language
The chart below should be used to determine high school placement for the 2011-2012 school year.
For Students Enrolled in Middle School Foreign Language
Middle School Foreign Language / Ninth Grade PlacementCompleted the regular middle school foreign language program with a final grade of P for “passing” in eighth grade * / Continue in level II of the same language and/or begin a new
Language
Did not complete the regular middle school foreign language program with a final grade of P for “passing” in eighth grade * / Repeat language in ninth grade or begin a new language
(Option: Postpone repeating language studied in middle school until tenth grade)
Completed the one year extended day middle school foreign language program with a final grade of P for “passing” in eighth grade * / Continue in level II of the same language and/or begin a new language.* Those students who studied two languages in middle school, one during school hours or one extended day, should continue in level II of one or more of these languages*
Did not complete the one-year extended day middle foreign language program with a final grade of P for “passing” in eighth grade ** / Repeat language in ninth grade or begin a new language (Option: Postpone foreign language study until tenth grade)
For Students Not Enrolled in Middle School Foreign Language
Eighth Grade Language Arts / Ninth Grade PlacementA, B or C average recommended / Enroll in level I of any foreign language offered
· A minimum of two years of the same foreign language is required for admission to colleges in the University System of Georgia as well as most universities outside the state of Georgia. Each college has its own set of criteria for admission. Students are encouraged to research the admissions criteria for all colleges they are planning to attend to ensure that they will have the requisite amount of foreign language credit.
· To be well prepared for colleges that require foreign language, high school students are highly encouraged to take four years of language study by completing four years of study in one foreign language or two years of one language and two years in a second foreign language.
· Successful completion of either the regular middle school foreign language program or the extended day program is equivalent of one year of high school credit.
* Numeric grade is recorded at the eighth grade and changed to a “P” for passing on high school transcript.
Spring, 2011
Cobb County School District
Middle and High School Science
The chart below should be used to determine high school placement for the 2011-2012 school year.
Eighth Grade Math and Science / Ninth Grade Placement(Varies by School)
Completed Accelerated Mathematics I or Eighth Grade Mathematics with 80-100 / Biology Honors*
All other students / Biology*
*An End of Course Test (EOCT) is required and will count a portion of the final grade.
Spring, 2011
Cobb County School District
Middle and High School Social Studies
The chart below should be used to determine high school placement for the 2011-2012 school year.
Eighth Grade Social Studies / Ninth Grade PlacementAn A average at end of second grading period and at time of registration
and/or
Teacher recommendation / World Geography, Honors World Geography,
AP Human Geography or Pre-AP Social Studies
All other students / World Geography or
Leadership (if offered)
Three (3) credits of social studies are required for graduation for freshman beginning with the school year 2008-2009. All students must take and pass World History (1 credit), United States History (1 credit), Economics (1/2 credit), and American Government (1/2 credit).
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